LG reportedly supplying 2-4 million OLED screens for Apple iPhones
The number is relatively small when compared to Apple's sales.
Apple will reportedly get between 2 million and 4 million OLED displays from LG.
LG Display will reportedly supply between 2 million and 4 million organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays for Apple iPhones .
This number is small relative to Apple's phone sales, Bloomberg notes, but solidifying LG as an OLED supplier would make Apple less reliant on Samsung , the sole source of displays for the iPhone X and its main rival in the smartphone market. The expense of using Samsung to supply OLED screens has been linked to the iPhone X's $1,000 starting price and its lower-than-expected sales.
In April, it was reported that LG was struggling to manufacture the screens, since it previously only worked on OLED tech for televisions , and Apple was reconsidering the partnership.
Apple is rumored to launch new model iPhones in September, with two new OLED options and another with a less costly liquid crystal display (LCD) display. The cheaper model is expected to outsell the OLED options.
Apple and LG didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
